english title | Moods of Love |
original title | 风花雪月 |
french title | Amour et cruauté |
year | 1976 |
country | Hong-Kong |
director | LI Han-Hsiang - 李翰祥 | |
actor | YUEH Hua - 岳華 | |
SIU Yam-Yam | ||
scriptwriter | LI Han-Hsiang - 李翰祥 |
production studio | Shaw Brothers 邵氏 |
How far would you go for love? Or lust? These are the questions posed in this sinfully entertaining Sung Dynasty period effort. Split into two tales, the first one involves a devilish magistrate who tries to tempt a Buddhist monk out of his self-professed celibate control by hiring a pretty prostitute. The second story is the tragic tale of an exploited young girl, the queen of femme fatale Shaw Yin-yin, who is forced to work in an unscrupulous couple's brothel.